Nutrition Links: Teaching People How to Eat Better for Less: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. North Pocono Senior Center, Rt. 435, Covington Twp. Presented by Lillian Russell-Burnett. A series of lessons and activities on various topics to help you care and feed your family a healthy diet on a limited budget. 842-6727.
Traditionally, breast cancer patients haven’t had many good options for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Many recovering patients are wary of the most popular form of breast augmentation: The saline, silicone, or gel breast implant. Although plastic surgeons strive to make implants as safe as possible, health concerns remain - specially for recovering cancer patients with compromised immune systems.
Wayne County Area Agency on Aging welcomes you to join with other caregivers at the monthly meetings of the Caregiver’s Support Group. Their next meeting will be held at the Earl J. Simons Senior Center on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
During the past several years, considerable attention has been given to the so-called “fat-burning zone” of endurance exercise training. Because weight loss is a high-order objective for most exercisers, most people prefer to train in a manner that best reduces body fat.
The women in our lung cancer support group at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Mass., encouraged me to write this piece, because whether we are facing the despair of life with terminal lung cancer, in the midst of treatment or forever grateful for having survived, we share a common bond - the desire to put an end to lung cancer’s dismal prognosis. We want change. We need your help.
Scranton District Dental Society (SDDS) National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) Co-Chairs, Doctors Jessica Falk and Stephanie Hanyon, have announced the activities surrounding February’s celebration.
A recent study sponsored by the United Health Foundation indicated that 40 percent (2 of every 5) of those living in the United States may be obese by 2018.
Emergency Medical Services of NEPA and Luzerne County Community College will be sponsoring an EMT Course which will be conducted at the Community Medical Center, School of Nursing. This program is scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 6 and will be conducted every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evening 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. for approximately 16 weeks.
Q: One of my relatives has had lower-back pain, and they diagnosed her with a synovial cyst. They tried to put a needle in it to take out the fluid, and now they want to do surgery. What is this disease, and is surgery the right answer?
What’s in a name you may ask? Well, to many people a great deal, especially when the name relates to some type of medical condition.
Looking back on data for 2011 compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seniors in Pennsylvania have many reasons to be thankful for the Affordable Care Act. Furthermore, seniors should be grateful that Republican efforts to repeal the law, and its many improvements to Medicare, were defeated earlier last year. Let’s briefly review the “presents” that seniors have enjoyed so far.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is pleased to highlight news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that the Affordable Care Act continues to significantly increase the number of young adults who have health insurance.
The best advice I can give for arthritis-related pain is to get up and get moving. Staying active and using your joints helps to keep them lubricated and prevents further breakdown and arthritis from setting in.
An estimated 36 million Americans experience a chronic phantom sound in their ears, known as tinnitus. The sound is perceived either in the head or in the ears in the absence of any external source of sound.
We keep reading or hearing the words “perfect,” “best” or “success” as ways to define ourselves and how we should start the new year. It’s a lot to live up to. And, frankly, it can be quite overwhelming.
We recently conducted two studies on increasing muscle strength and decreasing muscle fatigue that compared strength training alone and strength training plus electrical stimulation.
The Psychological Services Center at Marywood University will be holding a free “Anxiety Screening Day” on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the McGowen Center. Members of the community are welcome.
Marywood University’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams are planning a Nets for Nets event to raise awareness about malaria’s toll on communities in the developing world. Funds will support Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which works overseas to prevent and treat malaria.
Nutrition Links: Teaching People How to Eat Better for Less: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. North Pocono Senior Center, Rt. 435, Covington Twp. Presented by Lillian Russell-Burnett. A series of lessons and activities on various topics to help you care and feed your family a healthy diet on a limited budget. 842-6727.
Name of business:
The Manor at Waymart
Owner(s):
Spojnia, Inc.
Business address:
596 Honesdale Rd., Waymart
Business phone number:
488-6829
Website:
manoratwaymart.org
Type of business:
Licensed Personal Care Home
Owner hometown/current residence:
The seven-member Board of Directors of Spojnia, Inc. are from Daleville, Roaring Brook Twp., Scranton, Duryea, Pittsburgh and New Jersey.
